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Makalu Barun National Park: Travel & Wildlife Guide
Explore Makalu Barun National Park: wildlife, ecosystems, access, activities, conservation and best-season guidance.
A 1500 km² sweep from the Arun river's subtropical gorge to Makalu, the world's fifth-highest summit.
Ecosystems
One of the world's steepest ecological gradients — seven vegetation zones over 7,000 m of relief.
What to do
Makalu Base Camp trek, Arun valley villages, the remote Sherpani Col crossing for experts.
Conservation
Buffer-zone villages manage the lower valleys; the upper park remains one of Asia's least-trodden wildernesses.
Best time to visit
Oct–Nov and Mar–Apr.
Key wildlife
- Snow leopard
- Red panda
- Clouded leopard
- Arun valley bird endemics
- Himalayan tahr